NAME
mesg —
display (do not display) messages from
other users
SYNOPSIS
mesg |
[n | y] |
DESCRIPTION
Themesg utility is invoked by a user to control write
access others have to the terminal device associated with the standard error
output. Write access is allowed by default, and programs such as
talk(1) and write(1) may display messages on the terminal.
Options available:
n- Disallows messages.
y- Permits messages to be displayed.
If no arguments are given, mesg displays
the present message status to the standard error output.
The mesg utility exits with one of the
following values:
0- Messages are allowed.
1- Messages are not allowed.
>1- An error has occurred.
FILES
- /dev/[pt]ty[pq]?
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
A mesg command appeared in
Version 1 AT&T UNIX.